Where does “derma” come from?

derma (English) comes from Yiddish דערמע, from Yiddish דאַרם, from Middle High German darm, from Old High German darm, from Proto-West Germanic þarm, from Proto-Germanic þarmaz, from Proto-Indo-European tórmos, from Proto-Indo-European terh₁- — to rub, turn; to drill, pierce.

derma (English): the inner layer of the skin; the dermis; a Jewish...

Definitions

  1. the inner layer of the skin; the dermis; a Jewish...

Ancestry of “derma”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Yiddishדערמע—
2Yiddishדאַרםintestine
3Middle High Germandarm—
4Old High Germandarm—
5Proto-West Germanicþarmintestine
6Proto-Germanicþarmazintestine
7Proto-Indo-Europeantórmosborehole
8Proto-Indo-Europeanterh₁-to rub, turn; to drill, pierce

Words derived from “derma”

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